Mémoire et minorité : l’identité collective dans la littérature germanophone de Belgique
Through a close reading of selected literary texts from German-speaking minority authors in East Belgium, this contribution will discuss the status of the literary representation of minority culture and its expression of multiple identities and allegiances as a space (be it geographic, cultural, lin...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | deu |
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Presses universitaires de Strasbourg
2016-12-01
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| Series: | Recherches Germaniques |
| Online Access: | http://journals.openedition.org/rg/323 |
| Summary: | Through a close reading of selected literary texts from German-speaking minority authors in East Belgium, this contribution will discuss the status of the literary representation of minority culture and its expression of multiple identities and allegiances as a space (be it geographic, cultural, linguistic, or aesthetic) in which global and local forces interact. In our analysis, we will rely on three fairly recent novels: Bosch in Belgien (2006) by Freddy Derwahl, Unterwegs zu Melusine (2006) by Hannes Anderer und Wege aus Sümpfen (2001) by Leo Wintgens. The border region these German–language authors write from play an important role in their conception of selfhood and otherness. The complex historical, political and linguistic context of this region in a multilingual country, bordered by Germany, the Netherlands and Luxembourg, is of utmost importance to understand the differing conceptualizations of collective Belgian germanophone identity. |
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| ISSN: | 0399-1989 2649-860X |